Chinese is the language of the future, and to prove it, Voice of America conducted research that proves that Interest in Learning Chinese May be Growing Exponentially.
An emergency service person in chemical protection clothing participates in a civil defense exercise on December 15, 2010 in Paju, South Korea.
Former Chairman and one of America's most distinguished diplomats, Richard Holbrooke, died in Washington DC at age 69.
A man looks through a magnifying glass inside a six-story-high, LED-based decorated Christmas tree in front of Ion shopping mall on Singapore's Orchard Road on December 11, 2010.
Asia Society's 5th annual Asia 21 Young Leaders Summit took place last weekend at the InterContinental Hotel in Jakarta, and brought together over 150 young leaders from 26 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Amb. Richard Holbrooke was in critical condition in a Washington hospital after surgery for a torn aorta.